*sigh*
I just had a kind of disappointing job interview. It kinda sucks when things aren't the way you'd expect them to be. I missed a class today (and valuable work time) to find out that the job- probably isn't for me.
It was for a newspaper group that is franchised, so they have a ton of offices. I would be working at the main one as a creative designer.
However, the office they are in right now, is in complete disarray, because they are moving soon. Which makes me think- I'm being hired in the middle of a move, will they have time to train me properly?
Also a big thing is the pay and the overtime. First of all, pay is between $27,000 and $36,000 a year. I am a student, so likely, they would start me somewhere on the low end. Given it's in town and I would get benefits, I am willing to take a slight cut in pay- but I won't take anything under $30, 000, especially when that is the minimum expected pay for someone with my background. I still need to live.
The big problem is the overtime- I would be expected to work up to 1:00am sometimes, and at least one weekend a month, likely two. I wouldn't get paid for this. Instead they add up the extra hours that you worked, and give that to you off at the beginning of the month during slow time if they can. I paid attention to that part of the sentence. To me that looks suspeciously like I will be doing extra work for no extra pay. I understand working overtime, but I can't burn myself out and not even get properly compensated for it.
The huge thing- and it sounds stupid- I have a part time job at a photo studio doing photo restoration and manipulation, and I love it. I get paid well, the hours are good, and it's a fun job. I don't want to give that up for something that isn't truly worth it, and won't make up for the income lost from my part time job.
The problem is if the newspaper calls me, what do I say to them?
I just had a kind of disappointing job interview. It kinda sucks when things aren't the way you'd expect them to be. I missed a class today (and valuable work time) to find out that the job- probably isn't for me.
It was for a newspaper group that is franchised, so they have a ton of offices. I would be working at the main one as a creative designer.
However, the office they are in right now, is in complete disarray, because they are moving soon. Which makes me think- I'm being hired in the middle of a move, will they have time to train me properly?
Also a big thing is the pay and the overtime. First of all, pay is between $27,000 and $36,000 a year. I am a student, so likely, they would start me somewhere on the low end. Given it's in town and I would get benefits, I am willing to take a slight cut in pay- but I won't take anything under $30, 000, especially when that is the minimum expected pay for someone with my background. I still need to live.
The big problem is the overtime- I would be expected to work up to 1:00am sometimes, and at least one weekend a month, likely two. I wouldn't get paid for this. Instead they add up the extra hours that you worked, and give that to you off at the beginning of the month during slow time if they can. I paid attention to that part of the sentence. To me that looks suspeciously like I will be doing extra work for no extra pay. I understand working overtime, but I can't burn myself out and not even get properly compensated for it.
The huge thing- and it sounds stupid- I have a part time job at a photo studio doing photo restoration and manipulation, and I love it. I get paid well, the hours are good, and it's a fun job. I don't want to give that up for something that isn't truly worth it, and won't make up for the income lost from my part time job.
The problem is if the newspaper calls me, what do I say to them?
Good luck!!! HUGS!!